District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending August 18, 2007

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C.

* 3A3

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., Dublin, Ireland to acquire additional shares of M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo, New York ("M&T"), for a total of 29 percent, as a result of M&T's stock buyback program, and thereby indirectly control Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York and M&T Bank, N.A., Oakfield, New York.

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones S.A., Panama City, Republic of Panama, requests prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to engage in nonbanking activities, pursuant to Sections 4(c)(8) and 4(j) of the BHC Act of 1956 and Section 225.24 of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:

Not applicable

Federal Register:

09/04/2007

BNP PARIBAS

FBSEA

BNP Paribas, Paris, France requests approval pursuant to the International Banking Act of 1978 and after the fact provisions of Section 211.24(a)(6) of Regulation K to establish the New York branch of its subsidiary Banca Nationale del Lavoro S.p.A., Rome, Italy.

Newspaper:

Not available

Federal Register:

Not applicable

CENTER BANCORP, INC.

4c8

Center Bancorp, Inc., Union, New Jersey, request prior appproval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to acqire Beacon Trust Company, Inc., a limited purpose trust company located in Madision, New Jersey and thereby engage in certain nonbanking activities.

International Bank of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan, to establish a representative office in New York, New York, pursuant to Section 10(a) of the International Banking Act, as amended, and Section 211.24(a)(1) of Regulation K.

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company requests approval to open and occupy a branch to be located at 398 Harrisburg Avenue, Suite, 200, City of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Newspaper:

08/26/2007

Federal Register:

Not applicable

MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

* Branch

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company requests approval to open and occupy a branch to be located at 1030 Jackson Avenue, Borough of Queens, Queens County, New York.

Newspaper:

Not available

Federal Register:

Not applicable

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and is implemented by Regulation BB (12 CFR 228). The regulation was revised in May 1995.

The CRA requires that each depository institution's record in helping meet the credit needs of its entire community be evaluated periodically. That record is taken into account in considering an institution's application for deposit facilities.

A copy of an institution's CRA evaluation may be obtained directly from the institution or Reserve Bank.

Federal bank regulators use the following performance levels to rate an institution's performance under CRA: